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J. GORDON,Jr. I APPARATUS FOR DISUHARGING OIL ON WATER FOR GALMING THE SAME.

No. 339,054. Patented Mar. 30/, 18 6.

I71 zren f Darts STATES F F IDE- PATENT APPARATUS FOR DiSCHARGING 01L 0N WATER FOR CALMlNG THE SAME.

EPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 339,054, dated March 30, 1886.

Application filed March 5, 1884. Serial No. 123,137.

(No model.) Patented in England January 12, 188-1, Xo. 1,333.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN GORDON, J r., a subject of the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, and residing at Dundee, in the county of Forfar, Scotland, have invented certain improvements in apparatus for discharging oil upon the sea or waters when agitated for the purpose of calming or allaying the force thereof, (for which I have obtained a patent in Great Britain, No. 1,33: dated January 12, 1884,) of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to distributing oil upon the sea or waters when agitated to calm or allay the force thereof, and has for its object to provide an arrangement which is capable of temporary use at any required spot.

According to the said invention, the apparatus consists of a flexible tube or tubes in connection at one end with a pump or other means for forcing oil through the said tube or tubes. The other end of the said tube or tubes (and also any other part thereof as required) has an outlet or outlets for the oil, and also a u weight or equivalent means for acting as an anchor. The said weight is projected from a gun or other suitable discharging apparatus, or may be carried by a rocket, (which itself might form the weight or anchorage) and on the end of the tube or tubes to which the weight is attached, descending into or upon the water at the place where the oil is to be used, the weight acts as an anchor and retains the end or ends of the tube or tubes in position to discharge the oil pumped therethrough, from the other end onto or into the water at the requisite place or places. The weight or anchor may be attached to the tube or tubes either directly or through the intervention of a rope, chain, or other suitable connection.

The accompanying drawing represents an example of an apparatus arranged in accordance with my invention.

The tube A. is in connect-ion at one end with a pump or forcing device, 13, the said tube being provided at the other end with outlets (t a, for the escape of the oil forced through the said tube by the pump or forcing device B. The said outlet or outlets may, if desired, be provided with valves opening outward. end of the tube, opposite that which is attached to the pump or forcing device, a weight here represented as a shot, 0. is attached. In using the apparatus the shot O is placed in a gun or projecting appliance, and is thereby thrown to the place at which the oil is to be discharged, the shot 0 acting as an anchorage. Thepump or forcing device B is then worlced,'and the oil is thereby forced through the outlets a and passes to the surface of the water.

I wish it to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise details shown in the drawing, as they may be varied, as here inbefore indicated,without departing from the nature of my invention.

I claim- An apparatus for discharging oil upon the sea or waters when agitated, consisting of a flexible tube or flexible tubes in connection at one end with a pump or forcing device and provided at or toward the other end with an outlet or outlets for the oil, and with a weight or projectile or weights or projectiles which can be projected from a gun or other projecting apparatus to the place where the oil is to be discharged, carrying with it or them the outer end or ends ofthe tube or tubes, through which tube or tubes and the outlet or outlets thereof the oil is subsequently forced, substantially as hereinbefore described.

In testimony whereot'I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN GORDON, JR.

Witnesses:

CHARLES WIIEw'roN, CLAUDE WooDRow, Both of 31 Lombard Street, London, E. C.

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